Iceland : Staff Report for the 2012 Article IV Consultation and First Post- Program Monitoring Discussion.

The 2012 Article IV Consultation reports that Iceland's fiscal consolidation is continuing, but at a slower pace. Moderate expenditure overruns materialized in 2011, which will partly spill over to 2012 and the medium term. A key priority is to put the medium-term fiscal path back on track, whi...

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Collectivité auteur: International Monetary Fund
Format: Revue
Langue:English
Publié: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2012.
Collection:IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2012/089
Accès en ligne:Full text available on IMF
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Résumé:The 2012 Article IV Consultation reports that Iceland's fiscal consolidation is continuing, but at a slower pace. Moderate expenditure overruns materialized in 2011, which will partly spill over to 2012 and the medium term. A key priority is to put the medium-term fiscal path back on track, which can be achieved with additional fiscal measures of 1\2 percent of GDP. Lifting the capital controls remains an overarching policy challenge, given the significant locked-in funds.
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ISSN:1934-7685
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